Red Bull motorsport marketing consultant Helmut Marko has showed the crew will quickly introduce its first improvements of the season.
The Milton Keynes-primarily based totally outfit confronted a combined season-starting Australian Grand Prix wherein Max Verstappen once more led the price for the crew.
Verstappen began out in 1/3 however speedy handed McLaren’s Oscar Piastri for 2d on the hole lap earlier than the house hero controlled to reclaim position.
McLaren’s tempo then proved too robust for Red Bull, even though Verstappen in short took the lead on the stop of lap forty four after a surprising heavy rain bathe brought about chaos.
Both McLarens went off the circuit, with Piastri coming off worse as he spun onto the grass on the penultimate corner.
Lando Norris recovered and speedy pitted for intermediate tyres, while Verstappen finished greater laps on slicks.
When Verstappen did subsequently pit for intermediates, he dropped into 2d in the back of Norris. The four-time global champion battled the Briton till the stop however needed to accept the runner-up spot.
As for Liam Lawson, the New Zealander began out the race from the pit lane after modifications have been made to his vehicle below parc fermé.
Lawson’s race ended withinside the final ranges after crashing at Turn 2 all through the heavy rain shower.
It marked a promising weekend for Verstappen, however one of great unhappiness for Lawson on his Red Bull debut. The overriding feeling for Red Bull, though, is that it’s miles in the back of McLaren.
Marko has as a minimum discovered improvements will quickly be brought to the RB21 to take steps forward.
When requested if Red Bull’s troubles are mechanical or aerodynamical, speakme to Sky Deutschland, he replied: “Both. But that can’t be solved so quickly.
“So we are hoping that across the 0.33 to 5th race we can take an essential step forward.”
